30 MAY: Holland is to bar foreigners from its infamous cannabis-selling coffee shops.
Anti-drugs laws will see restrictions placed on who can use the shops, which allow patrons to buy and smoke drugs legally.
The rules, called ‘tourism suicide’ by some, could put an end to many of the tens of thousands of visits made by tourists to Amsterdam every year.
Under legislation spearheaded by far-right politicians, only Dutch residents will be able to enter the cannabis-selling premises.
By the end of the year, would-be customers will have to sign up for a one-year membership, or ‘dope pass’, to the coffee shops.
Each shop will be allowed a maximum of 1500 members.
Opposition MPs say the move could cost the country a huge amount of tourism revenue.
